Afton Vicinity Notes Visits and Weddings
Local items from Afton vicinity record visits and family news. Jean Melton visits sister Mrs Boardman in Davenport. Loma Robinson to Cherokee for a week with aunt Mrs Jake Groff. Lois Hahn and Paul Stieneke wed at home. couple to reside in Aurelia after Black Hills trip. Others mention hospital stay, Memorial Day, graduations, and social visits across nearby towns.
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Jean Melton
Boardman
Davenport
Wilbur Alllen
Sioux Valley Hospital
Earl Knight
Quimby
Ellis Stiencke
Sutherland
Horace Martin
Loma Robinson
Cherokee
Jake Groff
Carroll Stoner
Denver
Colo
Earl
George Zwick
Lorne Phipps
Englewood
Cal
Gilbert Clow
C.C. Montgomery
Walter Meinking
Janice
Salem Snyder
Peterson
Minneapolis
Minn
Radke Family News and Local Births in Hanover
Merle Radke attends Seward Nebraska and spends summer with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Radke. Carol Joan Radke, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ervin Radke, was baptized with sponsors Rhinhardt Grieme Esther Radke Stella Hustedt Ralph Radke Lydia Radke and Irene Zwemke. Adolf Otto and wife welcomed a daughter born May 31 their first girl joining two brothers Charles Zwemke and family visited Fred Wogahn home near Aurelia Ida Grove visitors Wm Lichtenberg and son Earl called Friday.
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Merle Radke
Seward
Nebraska
Fred Radke
Carol Joan
Ervin Radke
Rhinhardt Grieme
Esther Radke
Stella Hustedt
Ralph Radke
Lydia Radke
Irene Zwemke
Adolf Otto
Charles Zwemke
Fred Wogahn
Aurelia
Lichtenberg
Earl
Ida Grove
Ordinance Regulating Park Parking in Aurelia Iowa 1939
Aurelia Iowa Town Council enacts Ordinance 70 to regulate parking of automobiles and trailer-houses in Town Park. Fees set at 1 dollar per week for over 24 hours with advance payment to the park custodian. Council reserves power to limit or expel vehicles and to repeal conflicting ordinances. Passed June 5 1939 and published June 8 1939.
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Aurelia
Iowa
The Boot Hospital and a Small Lesson in Manners
A cobbler runs The Boot Hospital and rejects a boot repair that resembles a tramp's. A customer insists on mending them, claiming it is a hospital. A boy asks his father to write a note about not striking smaller people, highlighting a quick moral.
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London
Tommy
Lonely Miss Reeve Revealed In Village Gossip
Miss Reeve, once a schoolteacher, lives a secluded life after a broken wrist. Neighbors gossip about a refrigerator and a rumored marriage to Hassell, a wealthy former suitor, as they ponder her happiness and isolation.
Memory Training Pitch at Moose River Junction
A business man recognizes John Corcoran from a six year old meeting in Maine at the Moose River Junction station. A salesman declines to sell, saying he now offers memory training courses.
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John Corcoran
Maine
Moose River Junction Railway Station
Early Chinese Gunpowder and its Spread to Europe
The text notes early Chinese use of gunpowder in fireworks and warding off evil, while Callincus of Damascus kept the secret. It claims 500 years passed before gunpowder reached Europe, transforming warfare into a modern and brutal art.
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Callincus
Damascus
Europe
Castaway notes five singing men on inhabited island
Report describes five white men seen on a inhabited island attempting to sing Sweet Adeline. A second voice expresses relief at being in a civilized country.
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Adeline
Office furniture insured except the clock
A weary Boss agrees to insure all office furniture, but keeps the clock out noting everyone watches it. The exchange features a triumphant salesman pressing for full coverage and a wary exception.
Let Him Finish Bell-boy-Boss
A chaotic exchange mentions a bellboy and a boss regarding a man in room 467 who has attempted suicide. The bellboy asserts the man is not dead yet and denies cutting him down, while the manager reacts with alarm.
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Bell-boy
Indigestion and a Banter Between Moses and Listener
A humorous exchange from the Atlanta Constitution features a man named Moses and a speaker discussing indigestion. The dialogue touches on work, payment for a new radio, and a playful atonal back and forth. The piece showcases local voice and wit in a casual domestic scene.
Mustard bath and napkins clash at the station
A playful exchange between strangers features humorous banter about a mustard bath and paper napkins as a quick route to the station. The scene includes a running gag with a husband and wife and a mobile inquiry, set in a Houston Post style vignette.
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Houston Post
State Capital Letter Continues Further in Political Shuffle
The piece notes moves by Attorney General Everett to collect funds or settle with Dr. O'Brien as Des Moines legal developments unfold. It also details the Dickinson father and son forming a Des Moines law firm and E. H. Birmingham's critique of Republican finance practices. Additionally, rumors link Otha Wearin to potential federal appointments while mentioning the hardening of the fruit fly’s eye structure research.
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Everett
O’brien
Des Moines
L. J. Dickinson
L. Carl Dickinson
Dickinson and Dickinson
Dickinson
Senate
Liquor Control Commission
M. L. Curtis
Knoxville
Democratic Central Committee
E. H. Birmingham
Birmingham
Birthday club honors Mrs. Drefke on 79th birthday
Mrs. Henry Alff hosted the birthday club at her home Thursday to celebrate Augusta Drefke turning seventy nine. The gathering included contests and a lunch. Drefke received several gifts as Sunday visitors from Silver township and Marcus noted a large turnout for the celebration.
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Henry Alff
Augusta Drefke
Alff
Drefke
Wilbur Beach
Chris Doehla
Harold Brandt
Silver Township
Bess Pitcher
Doris Frank
Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
Elwin Lindlief
John Schaffer
George Kummerfeldt
Norma
Calumet
Maggie Drefke
Forrest
Delmar Drefke
Max
Richard Drefke
Rena Baker
Marcus
Delbert Drefke
Patty Ann
Cherokee
Will Drefke
Lorrene
Edwin Hesse
Eunice
Welton
Meriden
The Inns of Court in London and Their Historic Temples
The term temple refers to residences for barristers and students in England. Inner Temple and Middle Temple are two of the four Inns of Court. They occupy sites tied to the Knights Templar and date to early legal traditions.
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Temple
England
Inner Temple
Middle Temple
Inns of Court
Order of Knights Templars
Set written in years and names who
A brief note indicates someone knows who wrote years and set a record of written work.
103 Year Old Man Finishes Movie Approval
Cleveland OH. Jacob Nabel a 103 year old Hungarian born clothing store owner agreed to watch a first motion picture after friends insisted. He demanded pay to sit through it but admitted after viewing a technicolor film that it was so good he would be willing to see another. A theater manager arranged the showing.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jacob Nabel
Nabel
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